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Birth name
  
Frank Lee Beard

Role
  
Drummer

Name
  
Frank Beard


Years active
  
1969–present

Music group
  
ZZ Top (Since 1969)

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Born
  
June 11, 1949 (age 75) Frankston, Texas, United States (
1949-06-11
)

Genres
  
Hard rock, blues-rock, rock

Instruments
  
Drums, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, tuba

Labels
  
Rhino, RCA, Warner Bros., London

Spouse
  
Debbie Meredith (m. 1982), Catherine Alexander (m. 1978–1981)

Similar People
  
Dusty Hill, Billy Gibbons, Lanier Greig, Bill Ham, Rocky Hill

Occupation(s)
  
Songwritermusician

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Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

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Beard was born in Frankston, Texas, and attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas. In late 1969, he joined The Moving Sidewalks guitarist and vocalist Gibbons' ZZ Top. Beard also introduced Gibbons to bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill, with whom Beard had played in the bands American Blues, the Warlocks, and the Cellar Dwellers. After honing their trademark "Texas boogie-blues-rock" style, they released their aptly titled ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in January 1971. When ZZ Top started, Beard was known by the nickname "Rube" and was credited as "Rube Beard" on the first album and on Tres Hombres, the band's third album, but is listed under his real name on Rio Grande Mud, their second album. After Tres Hombres, he was credited as "Frank Beard" on all the band's albums.

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Personal life

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Beard was married to Catherine Alexander from April 1978 to July 1981, when they divorced. He married Debbie Meredith in November 1982. They remain married and have three children. Beard resides in Richmond, Texas, where he owns and operates the Top 40 Ranch. He is a scratch golfer, known locally for participation in tournaments and community events.

Career

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Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies with fellow ZZ Top member Dusty Hill.


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